Dr. Prayag Misra – Bamboo Housing Concepts | June 14th, 2011 Indo Chamber Forum

Education: B.Sc (Physics, Chemistry & Maths) from University of
Allahabad- 1958

Bachelors of Technology ( Honors) in Naval Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur- 1963

Conferred doctoral degree D.Sc in Naval Architecture
University of Zagreb, Croatia in 1972

Living and working experience of five decades in four different economic systems, such as:

- Industrailized & Capitalized Countries: USA and Germany
- Socialized Country- Norway
- Developing & communist country:Yugoslavia
- Developing & Democratic Country- India

International & Multi-National Corporations and Government
Statoil- Oil & Gas Company, Norway
Standardization & Shipping Classification Companies:
- DNV- Det Norstke Veritas- Norway
- German Lloyd- Germanischer Lloyd- Germany
Consulting & Design Companies-
- John J MacMullen, Naval Architects, Houston
- Friede & Goldman – Naval Architects, New Orleans
- Phillips Petroleum-Oil & Gas Exploration & Production company
Co-Founder Worldwide Technologies, Inc ( 1977-1999)
Richardson, Texas- Electronics, Computers, Oil & gas consulting
Established joint venture in Chennai, India for manufacturing modems 1990-1997.

Achievements:
BUSINESS- Established Chandler Minority Business Breakfast Group in 2001 to advance the cause of small, minority businesses.

The civic, non-profit group has been an economic engine to organize two procurement fairs in 2004, 2005 in Chandler in cooperation with Cities of Chandler, Phoenix and Chandler Chamber of Commerce, Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Diversity Council

SPIRITUALITY- Director & Board member, ARIZONA INTERFAITH MOVEMENT. Authored chapters, prayers in 2009 and 2010

Director, Communications, International Society for Krishna Consciousness,
2000-2010- Hare Krishna Temple
Participated in Governor’s Prayer Breakfasts- 2002-2008
Director,Communications, Chaitanya Cultural Center, Tucson
Organizing Partner with Chandler Chamber of Commerce in Business Diversity Committee 2005 onwards

Titles:
Advocate, Minority Business Development- awarded twice by Minority Business Development Agency ( MBDA),’98-’99
The Agency is established under US Department of Commerce.

Senior VP, ABASYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Company is engaged in web design & develoment
Director, Communications, Chaitanya Cultural Center, Tucson
Director & Board Member, ARIZONA INTERFAITH MOVEMENT

Languages:
Hindi, English, German, Norwegian, Serbo-Croat,
Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Urdu

PERSONAL & SOCIAL
Married, one son. Social networks- Facebook, LinkedIn, WAYN, Hi5,Netlog